The Silence We Flee
A high-stakes political thriller that confronts systemic corruption and the struggle for African social justice. This film is a cinematic exploration of the silence that enables injustice, challenging viewers to question the structures that govern our world and the courage required to break them.
a Mageye Global Works production
MedIA & PRESS
Reporter Tom Vacar interviews filmmaker Hassan Mageye
Santa Rosa, CA
San Francisco news stations take great interest in The Silence We Flee production because the film includes a scene representing ICE and the agency's threat to immigrant safety.
Click the news stories below to read about the controversy surrounding the First Amendment right to free speech and Mageye Global Works' application for permission to film tense subject matter on the streets of Santa Rosa, California in Sonoma County, a region of Northern California.
ABC NEWS CHANNEL 7
Interview with Santa Rosa Mayor
KTVU ChaNNEL 2
NBC BAY AREA NEWS
Film Depicting ICE Action Underway
Movie Shoot Prompts City Alert
TELEMUNDO
Interviews in Spanish
KPIX CBS BAY AREA NEWS
City Respects First Amendment Rights
The PRESS DEMOCRAT
Film Shooting Raises Alarms
Filmmaker's Vision
Written and Directed by Hassan Mageye, an award-winning Ugandan filmmaker, The Silence We Flee is a high-stakes political thriller taking the viewer from Africa to California, following the story of Naomi, a young woman thrust into challenging systemic corruption as her father's last request. Naomi's story reminds each of us that while we may not be strong enough to thwart oppression alone, with courage and motivation, we can find the allies we need to defend justice, and our efforts make a difference.
Released in Uganda in 2025, the last film Mageye wrote and directed, Kimote, won 7 awards for Best Actor, Best Feature Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Indigenous Film at the Uganda Film Festival.
Kimote was chosen by the Uganda Academy Selection Committee to submit to the the 2026 Academy Awards in the category of Best International Feature Film.
Mageye Global Works seeks strategic partners who share our commitment to social justice and the power of cinematic narrative. Your investment will support the production of a feature film that reveals truths, underscores the current threats to justice and human rights, and asks for accountability.
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Interested in joining our efforts to bring The Silence We Flee to audiences as a powerful tool for social change? We welcome your participation!
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